I got many emails from friends who attended our previous gathering if I'll be hosting the event this year. I'm looking at Saturday June 13th. Location will be at my new house in Bethlehem, Pa. Who would be interested in attending?

I created this invite to make it easy to track and see who will be attending as well. 

To view the invitation and RSVP.

I'd be interested.  I'm not sure at the moment if I can convince the rest of the family.

I would love to come too.. is it far from philly

I would also be interested.

I think I can make this one.

Possibly.  I'd really like to, but will have to check with the family.

Mike

i would love to come...
ill bring lots of cuttings for a cheap ticket. lol

I'll be bringing wine I made :)

Can't wait. Its so wonderful of you Bass to open your home to a bunch of fig nuts. Last year was great, I look forward to seeing my old and new friends

I'd be interested in coming. Will have to check my schedule to see if it's possible. Always good to see folks and pick up a few figs (not that I need more!). Plus I'd love to see your new place, Bass!

Would also be happy to chip in some money to cover pizza and/or other food costs if you go that route.

Tim

Unfortunately I will be working and unable to attend. I had a good time last year.

I will definitely be there Bass! Thank you!

[QUOTE=andreas]i would love to come...
ill bring lots of cuttings for a cheap ticket. lol[/QUOTE]
Would be nice if you did!!!!!!!!

I'm planning on going. Got some plants to bring to my friends.

Please count me in, I am planning to attend...
Mark

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it on the 13th. I hope you have a good turn out and next year I'll have my free time again!

Hi Bass. I'll be there with my Brother Angelo. Will be great seeing all the members there. Would love to see your new place. Vito

Come on Vito we want to see you!

would love to meet all the helpful people on the forum but my wife is pregnant and due on the 19th so i wont be able to make it.  :(  

Sorry I can't make it, have a wedding that day.  Everybody have fun!

Would love too make it,if you have room for one more?

Great, would love to have you guys. I'll post more details soon. June 13th at my house in Bethlehem, Pa at 11:00 There should be enough room for about 30 people. Parking might be limited, so car pooling is recommended if possible. Please bring any plant material, fig cuttings, fig trees, fruit trees, any plant material. We'll have a chance to exchange varieties, talk about figs, and gardening. If you wish to bring any food and drink items, please do. We'll accept $5 donation toward pizza and drinks. For those interested please email me at Bassgarden @ gmail.com I'll add your name to the mailing list.

Bass I might show up as well
Lou

I'm willing to carpool others in Orange County. Or if you're from another area you can park your car in my driveway and I will drive. The Family Honda Odyssey has it's perks :)

Anyone interested in joining, here's the link to the invite. 

My wife Theresa and I will be there. I will bring some nice varieties to share...

I live in Philly. So, maybe.let you know, thank you,bass . It's my birthday too, June 13th perfect.If I come , I might be able to give a few people like ride from Philly to bethlehem for a small charge of a rooted cutting of a nice Greek fig, hint drew or rich, ha ha.

Worth a bump for Bass.A good time is guaranteed to all

Bump

I will have a couple of figs to share...

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It's coming up, so...Bump!
I'll have a couple of Unknown Attilio Purple and Green plants, my friend Scott will be bringing some citrus and Pineapple pups.
He'd love to grow Quenepas.
I'm maxed out on figs, but anyone who has a fig wish list and non-fig fruit extras (medlar, persimmon, mulberry, berries of all sorts, Paw Paw) contact me.
Bass, was there some Myrtle at your house last year that tastes like cinnamon?
I'll go for one of those.

Great, we will see you then. 
it looks like we have 28 confirmed guests. So far the weather looks good, with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 

I put down a maybe but, I do think I'm coming bass.thank you,jeremy

Hi All,
Would any one like to trade me some fig trees or cuttings for grape, triple crown thornless blackberry or kiwi cuttings
at the fig gathering ? Thank You :)

I'll be coming along with Chilly in Philly, we will have a few plants to share. Ruuting, I'm very much into growing citrus, do you know what kind Scott will be bringing? 

Debbies your looking for what specific variety of Fig?

Any figs Sal :)
Thank You

Debbie you're coming for the right place for fig cuttings/plants. We will have tons of plants available for trade, you know how it goes. 

Barry, Meyer and Key Lime from grocery store seed.

Too bad it's an eight hour drive for me. Have fun!

Sounds like so much fun. You guys and gals have a great great time! Wish we could make it!

Quick question.. Also maybe a dumb question

Do people wear name tags? I'm asking because forum names and real names are different.. Case in point is me.. My real Name is Eric but I use my favorite uncles name who passed away (Also my sons middle name as well as mine) If he was still alive he would have loved my new hobby.. Both Wine Making and Growing Fig trees.

I usually have stickers for name tag. I am out of name tags. If anyone has stickers or name tags that can bring it would be great.

Bringing cheese board from Wegmans--too hot to cook! And pitcher plants for Bass (they eat bugs, not cheese)!! Looking forward to learning from everyone.

I made cheese using fig sap. Will try some of that also.

Sounds good, maybe next time I can bring cocktail shi'af with homemade ashta. But way too hot and I'm too lazy to make now.

Thanks Bass

Thanks Ruuting, I have Meyer, may wanna try keylime again. It needs warm weather and i killed a couple leaving them out late in the season

I plan to bring a few friends... they tend to drink a lot though, so someone else will have to bring them home ;)

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Barry, got you down for key lime. Nick, I hope you're having an easier time than I fitting all the plants you want to bring. Alright, last minute frenzy: I'm bringing a (sad) Nazarti, a K-7-11, a Lyndhurst White, an Orphan, a Diredo, 2 Attilio Greens and about 12 Attilio Purples. If anyone got Attilio Purple cuttings from me in the Fall, and they didn't make it, let me know, you get first dibs. I'll also be bringing some rooted (but still fragile) grape cuttings, similar to Valiant. Bass - make room ;)

Sounds good !

Thank you bass for a good time. You're a hell of a host!

Glad everyone had a good time. We had over 30 people attending. Everyone left with new plants.

Sorry guys and gals. Took short video to place on here but my canon camera let me down.Somehow it was in the slow motion mode. I don't know how that happened.
All in all we had a great time. Wifey really enjoyed herself with the other woman at the event. Tons of fig trees and other plants to deal with. Everyone went home with a smile on their face.

The home made wine was outstanding as well as the Italian cold cuts Vito made. Lots of sweet treats as well. Thank you Bass and your wife for taking care of all our needs
for the day.
We where happy we attended.
Lou
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Bass thank you for an amazing event. Theresa and I had a blast and it was great meeting you and the other members on the forum!

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Thanks Bass for hosting yet another great fig outing!! Thanks Ruuting for the Keylime, I sent scott home with a couple jade rooted cuts. Thanks everyone for the food and fig trees, and for accepting my cactus friends into the fig fold. 

Thanks for opening your home to a bunch of us nuts today Bass. I enjoyed every second. My wife asked me "what did you guys do there?. I said "we talked about figs and had a great fig auction".
She rolled her eyes and walked away. 

Thanks Bass! You're place is beautiful! Had a great time. Loved talking figs with everyone.

Thank you so much,had a great time.I forgot Vito's LSU purple.Can you hold it for me,I will take a drive out to pick it up soon.

Oh I nearly forgot, Thanks Tim for trading with me I'm very excited about that Lemon!

Wow that looked like fun.   Ummm wine and pizza  Bass and figs......a combo made in heaven.   My screen has a scratch and sniff feature  pizza smells great.  Cake looks amazing.    You lucky puppies.  Joyce    

Thank you Bass, for a great time as always.
Thank you also Barry, Nick. It was nice to meet you and your wife.
It was great to see all my old friends and meet new members.
Vito and Angelo

Thank you Bass for hosting such a beautiful event. No words can express my gratitude for hospitality shown by you and your family. I had great pleasure meeting forum members in person and talking with your Dad was priceless.

Rui - Thank you for the Attilo Purple and grape plant.

Singh

Thanks Bass and everyone for such a good time.

Out of all the beautiful trees I got to take home. I appreciate the Attilio Purple from Ruuting and the Dominick from Coop the most... Thank you both!! Also nycfig for your generosity and I got to take home an Italian Everbearing you brought that started at Belleclare....

Just wanted to echo everyone else here in saying what a nice time my wife and I had. Sorry we had to skip out early, I think the heat was a bit much for her (being pregnant). I am excited about the plants I received, even if I don't know much about them! Vito, any information about the Croatian fig? Anyone else have experience with GM #25?

Barry, I'm excited to try Noire de Caromb. Have you found it to be the same as Kathleen's Black?

Tim

Tim, I'd planted my Kathleen Black in ground and it was killed 2 years ago by a harsh winter so I've been unable to do a side by side comparison. I do recall others saying they were different yet of similar quality

Thanks for Bass and Family, for a great time, this my 3rd Fig Meet and every year is better than the year before
Thanks for Donna, Vito , Bass , Coop , Rui , Danny, Cian for your Generosity and everybody who was there...I was the Luckiest one there...
Thanks for Danny, Rafael for your company , good to have somebody talking figs on the road...
Ed you were missed hope to see you in Staten Island Meet in September...

Mark

Thank you all for coming. I purposely invited fig collectors to prove to my wife that I'm not the only crazy fig guy out there. 

Bass knows about those pomegranate people Alan, he sells poms too. I picked up a new one hardy one from Bass. I'm slowly becoming a citrus nut, i collect succulents, certain types of succulents. Yeah it's a personality thing I think  

Buncha weirdos lol

you are safe Alan Not me though, I have kumquats mandarins oranges, grapefruits fingerlimes calamondins and a table full of seedlings  

Tim, sorry I don't have any information on them.
Vito

Bass and Family, Thank you once again for hosting at your lovely home and garden. Thanks to everyone for great food, conversations, and your generosity.